Ripple Price Analysis: XRP/USD At Risk Of More Losses

Ripple price failed to move above the $0.4400 and $0.4500 resistances and declined against the US dollar.

There was a downside break below a contracting triangle with support at $0.4300 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).

The pair is likely to break the recent low of $0.4000 to extend the current decline in the near term.

Ripple price failed to gain momentum against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD is down below $0.4300 and it could continue to move down. The past three sessions were pretty bearish as ripple price failed to break the $0.4500 resistance against the US Dollar. The XRP/USD pair even struggled to clear the $0.4400 resistance and remained well below the 100 hourly simple moving average. During the decline, there was a break below the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $0.4006 low to $0.5010 high.Moreover, there was a downside break below a contracting triangle with support at $0.4300 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The pair is now trading well below the $0.4400 resistance and the 100 hourly SMA. The current price action is clearly negative below the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent wave from the $0.4006 low to $0.5010 high. It seems like there are high chances of more losses below the $0.4060 support. If sellers gain control, the price may even clear the $0.4000 support area for an extended decline.

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